HP ProLiant BL System Common Procedures Guide

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Rip and Replace or Change Rule
Overview
This chapter describes further optimization for the ProLiant BL server blades
including rule-based deployment based on detection of changes in physical locations.
This feature enables rapid serviceability when replacing a failed server blade, a
procedure called “Rip-and-Replace.”
The Deployment Server keeps track of the physical location of every ProLiant BL
server blade and can detect when a new server blade has been placed in a particular
bay. The Change Rules feature can be configured so that when the Deployment
Server detects a new server blade placed into a previously occupied bay, one of
several different deployment actions can occur.
The following rules can be configured at the Bay Properties page:
Re-Deploy Computer—This rule takes the previous server blade configuration
history and replays it on the new server blade. All tasks and jobs in the server blade
history replay starting from the most recent image or scripted installation job.
Run a Predefined Job—The server blade processes any job specified by the user,
including the Initial Deployment job.
Wait for User Interaction—No job or task is performed. The Deployment Agent on
the server blade is instructed to wait, and the icon on the Deployment Server Console
is changed to reflect a waiting server blade.
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